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ID	97008
Title of Article	Community partners collaborate on summer reading initiative
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jun 07, 2024
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart Public Library, Literacy

ID	96898
Title of Article	Summer school for teachers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	preschool story time; Katie Jenner
Date	May 21, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Literacy, Legislature, Indiana Department of Education, Indiana State Teachers Association

ID	96130
Title of Article	Donation from library friends boosts literacy program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Officers of the Friends of the Library donate a $2,500 check to Goshen Public Library for the Summer Reading Book Giveaways. From left are Karla Reith, secretary; Grace Thomas, the library’s development and community engagement manager; Barb Jewett, vce president; and Carol Van Fleet; president
Date	Mar 26, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Public Library

ID	95606
Title of Article	Literacy bill that would hold back thousands advances
Notes	Senate Bill 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Janley Barco testifies
Date	Feb 29, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Literacy, Indiana

ID	95554
Title of Article	Imagination Library aims to boost literacy
Notes	Jill Yoder; Tina Ervin
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrea Torres and Allison McLean; Life-size Dolly Parton cardboard cutout
Date	Feb 24, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Imagination Library, Literacy, Elkhart Public Library

ID	95440
Title of Article	Senator defends ‘Every Child Learns to Read’ bill
Notes	Senate Bill 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers
Date	Feb 17, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Rogers, Linda (State Senator), Legislature, Literacy

ID	95441
Title of Article	Elkhart County schools recognized for reading proficiency
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nappanee Elementary Classroom
Date	Feb 17, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Schools, Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination Test (IREAD-3), Literacy, Standardized Testing

ID	95423
Title of Article	District launches elementary reading program
Notes	Elkhart Builds Readers, Dreamers, Inspiring Leaders Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Adult reading to child
Date	Feb 13, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Literacy

ID	95238
Title of Article	Legislation could hold back many 3rd graders
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers
Date	Feb 02, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Schools, Literacy

ID	94965
Title of Article	Gov. Holcomb seeks childcare and education policies
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Governor Holcomb speaking
Date	Jan 09, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Holcomb, Eric (Governor), Child Care, Literacy

ID	94079
Title of Article	Grants to help schools implement 'science of reading' practices
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner
Date	Nov 24, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Education, Literacy

ID	94080
Title of Article	Reading kits offered to elementary students
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bristol Elementary School students; A reading kit; Winnebago Towable Owners
Date	Nov 24, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Winnebago Industries, Crossroads United Way, Literacy

ID	84323
Title of Article	Child development effort: Building Strong Brains
Notes	Crossroads United Way; The Source; Building Strong Brains: Elkhart County's Early Childhood Initiative
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dr. Dana Suskind
Date	Oct 08, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Community Foundation, Horizon Education Alliance, Child And Parent Services (CAPS), Literacy

ID	80256
Title of Article	Summer Reading Challenge begins Friday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 19, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Public Library, Literacy

ID	80254
Title of Article	Page the Puppy aims to improve childhood literacy, skill building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cover of a Page the Puppy book
Date	May 19, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Crossroads United Way, Literacy

ID	75914
Title of Article	Room for Improvement
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Student and volunteer reading
Date	Nov 06, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart Community Schools, Literacy

ID	74345
Title of Article	$3M Health grant rejection baffles officials
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Opponents applaud.
Date	Sep 16, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Grants, Health Literacy, Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	67072
Title of Article	Local bank to help with financial goals at library
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 9, 2020
Page	A5
Subjects	1st Source Bank, Elkhart Public Library, Literacy

ID	65475
Title of Article	Promoting literacy through peer interaction
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michaela Toliver and students; Elkhart Memorial students and staff
Date	May 24, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Memorial High School, Literacy

ID	64890
Title of Article	Starbooks Cafe
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brooklyn Ganger, Nashley Medina; Third-grade students, Principal Shad Hartsough
Date	April 12, 2019
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Concord East Side Elementary School, Literacy

ID	65188
Title of Article	Elkhart celebrates Dr. Seuss
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jodi Byer and Madison Byer
Date	March 2, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Public Library, Dr. Seuss, Mann, Cheryl, Literacy

ID	63734
Title of Article	Shirley's Popcorn encourages literacy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Woman scooping popcorn
Date	April 25, 2018
Page	A5
Subjects	Shirleyâ€™s Gourmet Popcorn, Literacy

ID	63311
Title of Article	Learning literacy skills at the library
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Clayton Litteral, Everett Vandrick play instruments; Clayton Litteral, Everett Vandrick play before Cheryl Mann reads to them; Clayton Litteral plays with playdough
Date	February 9, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Public Library

ID	63295
Title of Article	Elkhart Public Library hosts financial literacy classes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sheila Sieradzki, Vice President of Community Relations for Centier Bank, holds money tree; Class being taught through Centier Bank at Elkhart Public Library
Date	February 1, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Public Library, Finance, Personal

ID	62929
Title of Article	Bank employees teach financial literacy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lake City Bank employees
Date	November 18, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Cleveland Elementary School, Junior Achievement of Elkhart County, Lake City Bank

ID	62201
Title of Article	Improving reading ability changing lives
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tutor and student; HEA Associate Director Kathy Royer and Adult Education staff member Carol Hemmund
Date	July 28, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Literacy

ID	55151
Title of Article	Program brings male role models to classrooms
Notes	Real Men Read Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michelle Kercher talks to volunteers
Date	October 26, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Literacy Council, Grace Community Church, Goshen

ID	53223
Title of Article	Elkhart County NAACP celebrates with annual awards banquet
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of award winners
Date	November 13, 2013
Page	C1
Subjects	Elkhart County Literacy Council

ID	52808
Title of Article	Literacy project continues to grow
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Jim Rasp & Earl Vier
Date	September 13, 2013
Page	A3
Subjects	Horizon Fund, Elkhart Literacy Project, Learning Generation Initiative

ID	51188
Title of Article	Elkhart Literacy Project on its way with volunteers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	December 29, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Learning Generation Initiative, Elkhart Community Schools

ID	51098
Title of Article	Literacy Council has added Elkhart County
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	December 7, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Litherland, Donald & Roberta, Literacy

ID	49120
Title of Article	Ivy Tech chancellor to headline NAACP dinner
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Thomas Coley
Date	September 26, 2011
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Literacy Council

ID	45951
Title of Article	Literacy center hopes to build students' skills
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 24, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Augustus F. Hawkins Literacy Center, St. James AME Church

ID	22477
Title of Article	Voting with values
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of honorees
Date	November 4, 2006
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Literacy Council

ID	20392
Title of Article	A sound start
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of session
Date	August 8, 2006
Page	A3
Subjects	Concord Ox Bow Elementary, Concord Community Schools, Education, Literacy

ID	10741
Title of Article	First class
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Lautzenheiser, inductees
Date	November 2, 2004
Page	C1
Subjects	Elkhart County Literacy Council, Committee for Historical Instrument Manufacturers of Elkhart County (CHIME), Elkhart County Historical Museum

ID	9493
Title of Article	New plant opens
Notes	1301 N. Nappanee St.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 13, 2004
Page	C1
Subjects	Illiteracy, Reddi-Pac

ID	6587
Title of Article	Chicago firm buys apartment complex
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 18, 2003
Page	C1
Subjects	Literacy, Greenleaf Manor Apartments, Blue River Property Management

ID	6523
Title of Article	Students gain in math, lag in reading
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	graph
Date	November 14, 2003
Page	A1
Subjects	Education, Literacy

ID	1745
Title of Article	NAACP winners
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of students
Date	May 25, 2002
Page	A4
Subjects	Elkhart County Literacy Council

ID	1744
Title of Article	Churches recognized
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of church reps
Date	May 25, 2002
Page	A4
Subjects	Elkhart County Literacy Council

ID	1491
Title of Article	Reading grants awarded to two area schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 2, 2002
Page	A1
Subjects	Loch, Arthur F., Roosevelt Elementary School, Chamberlain Elementary School, Literacy

ID	4122
Title of Article	Church coalition promotes literacy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 19, 2000
Page	A6
Subjects	Downtown Churches Coalition, Literacy

ID	399
Title of Article	Surface new supervisor of community education
Notes	Even Start Family Literacy Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Surface
Date	June 17, 1999
Page	A3
Subjects	Adult Basic Education Program, Literacy

ID	996
Title of Article	Educator honored for efforts in reading
Notes	Martha Lea and Bill Armstrong Teacher Education Award
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Suderman
Date	February 22, 1998
Page	A3
Subjects	Pierre Moran Middle School, Sunderman, Beth, Literacy

ID	10034
Title of Article	Obituary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Photo of Lipps
Date	July 4, 1997
Page	A6
Subjects	Literacy

ID	43929
Title of Article	The family literacy program
Notes	Elkhart Community Schools Communicator (school system newspaper)
Source	Other
Location	Elkhart City History File
Date	November 1, 1994
History #	1512d
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Even Start Program

ID	68338
Title of Article	Literacy program is just the recipe woman needs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Deb J. Stack
Date	Sep 11, 1994
Page	B1

ID	97463
Title of Article	Foundation will assist local literacy programs
Notes	Bayh, Susan envelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	Feb 26, 1993
Page	B5

ID	23032
Title of Article	The Initiator
Notes	newsletter
Source	Local History File
Location	Elkhart County History File
Date	July 1, 1992
History #	342
Subjects	Literacy